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Despire an ‘erratic monsoon distribution’ in its key operating markets, Murugappa Group company Coromandel International posted a consolidated net profit ₹90 crore in the quarter ended June 2018, showing a growth of 23.3 per cent over the same quarter last year.
The firm registered total income of ₹2,537 crore (₹2,318 crore), showing a growth of 9.4 per cent.
The standalone net profit stood at ₹88 crore (₹71 crore) up 23.9 per cent. The total income grew ₹2,527 crore in the quarter from ₹2,304 crore in the comparable quarter previous year.
“We had a strong performance during the quarter, improving our capacity utilisation, operational and sourcing efficiencies and customer connect initiatives,” Sameer Goel, Managing Director of Coromandel International, said here in a statement on Friday. “We launched five new products across the businesses, which were received well by farmers.”
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Goel further said the outlook for the company looked bright in the backdrop of a normal South-West monsoon, improved reservoir levels and pick-up in sowing activity in its key operating markets.
“With the higher crop support price, we see positive agrarian sentiments,” he said.
“Reduction of GST on fertiliser-grade phosphoric acid from 12 per cent to 5 per cent would bring down the company’s GST credit accumulation and improve the working capital situation. It will also improve the working capital situation,” he added.
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